The BCHS Baseball team won the Class 3A Regional title with a 7-2 win over Beech Grove on June 3. The team won with a great team effort! Jack Murray and Danny Sitzman combined on the mound to limit Beech Grove to 2 runs and 6 hits. Murray picked up the win and Sitzman the save. The offense was led by William Dietrick with 3 hits, Ryan Keating with 2 hits, and Aiden Duncan with 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Come cheer on the Trojans as they meet Tri-West Hendricks in semi-state play, at Southridge on Sat., June 10, 2023.

Sectional Championship Recap

BCHS Baseball won the 2023 Sectional Championship with a 12-1 victory over Hamilton Heights. Charlie Rushenberg, Jack Murray, and Conor O’Brien combined on the mound to hold the Huskies to 3 hits and 1 run. The offense was led by Joe Ashley with 2 hits, and 1 hit each by Ryan Keating, Chris Klug, Jack Murray, Declan Hostettler, and JP Polackin.

To advance to the sectional championship game, they defeated top-ranked Guerin Catholic, 4-2. Jack Murray, Danny Sitzman, and Will Borowski all pitched well for the Trojans. The offense was led by Ryan Keating with 3 hits, and William Dietrick and Joe Ashley with 2 hits each.

The 2023 BCHS Lady Trojan Track and Field team won their first Regional Championship in School History. The program advanced 10 athletes to the state meet.

Regional Champs

• 4 x 1 of Adeline Miller, Bri Buels, Reese McKinney and Addison Duncan. This relay also broke the school record set in 2006!
• 4 x 4 of Bri Buels, Reese McKinney, Grace Felts, and Addison Duncan

State Qualifiers

• Julia Score – 1600 and 3200 meters
• 4 x 8 of Ceci Jackson, Caroline Clapac, Maggie Rushenberg and Morgan Engelman

The team also had good performances from Anna Thompson, Mary Kate Felts, Caroline Bell and Lena Stickel.

Congratulations team!

 

The 2023 BCHS Boys Trojan Track Team claimed their 3rd straight City Championship. The following athletes or relays were city champs:

• 200 meters – Kalen Sargent
• 400 meters – Noah Dudik
• meters – JD Haines
• 1600 meters – Davis Falcon
• 3200 meters – Ian Kolbus
• 110 Hurdles – RJ Bradshaw
• 300 hurdles – Phoenix Boyer
• 4 x 4 – Phoenix Boyer, Cole Weber, JD Haines, Noah Dudik

The following athletes all scored varsity points and were a big part of the victory: Sam Feeney, Jackson Sochacki, Jack Davis, Alec Clements, Eli Hummel, Gavin Marsh, Sam Bustamante, Tate Chesebrough, Harrison Campbell, Jack Ross and Chuck Wright.

Go Trojans!

The 2023 BCHS Lady Trojan Track Team claimed their 13th straight City Championship. They won by 31 points over 14th-ranked Cathedral, also in the City meet. The following athletes or relays were city champs:

• 200 meters – Bri Buels
• 400 meters – Addison Duncan
• 800 meters – Julia Score
• 1600 meters – Julia Score
• Discus – Anna Thompson
• 4 x 1 – Adeline Miller, Bri Buels, Reese McKinney, and Caroline Bell
• 4 x 4 – Mary Kate Felts, Lena Stickel, Reese McKinney, and Grace Felts

The following athletes all scored varsity points and were a big part of the victory: Ceci Jackson, Maggie Rushenberg, Caroline Clapacs, Morgan Engelman, Alex Teed, Josie Sandifur, Hannah Ross, Gabbie McCordy and Charlotte Dudik.

Congratulations Lady Trojans!

The track and field program had a phenomenal Conference meet winning in dominating fashions with the Boys winning by 15 points and the Girls by 42 points. The team had strong performances from the sprinters, hurdlers, distance runners and field event athletes. The teams were highlighted with 8 Conference Champions.

Congratulations to Lily Cridge, who was named the 2022 Indiana Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year at the Indiana High School Sports Awards Night in April. Julia Score was also nominated for the award.

Rachel Ward, BCHS Class of 2011, is now in her fourth year of coaching the women’s lacrosse team at East Stroudsburg University, the No. 1 team in the 2023 Nike/USA Lacrosse Division II Women’s Preseason Top 20.

The team is coming off the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II championship game. Rachel had been nationally recognized for her contributions in that year by being named the IWLCA’s Division II Outstanding Assistant Coach in 2022.

For the 2023 season, Rachel takes on a new challenge, as she is the interim head coach for the team while the current head coach is on maternity leave.

“At the end of the day, my job is to help the players be the best they can be every single day,” Rachel said. “Does it get a little stressful? Yeah, it does. But it’s the season. The season is what we live for, and if I have to take on a couple of extra things to help them, then I will do that.” ¹

Rachel played received many awards while playing at BCHS and played collegiate women’s lacrosse at Lock Haven University, helping them advance to NCAA Div. II Final Four in 2014.

The Boys and Girls Track and Field program competed at the Indoor State Meet in March 2023 with great performances across the board. The Boys were Indoor State Champs and the Girls were State Runner ups. Congratulations to the following:

Boys Team: Indoor Track State Meet Champions 2023

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Girls Team: Indoor Track State Meet Runner-up 2023

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Boys Track 4×2 Indoor State Meet Champions 2023
Noah Dudik, Kalen Sargent, Keaton Kuehr and Jack Weybright

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Girls Indoor 4×2 State Meet Champions 2023
Bri Buels, Adeline Miller, Reese McKinney and Mary Kate Felts

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Boys Track 4×4 Indoor State Meet Champions 2023
Phoenix Boyer, Cole Weber, Keaton Kuehr and Noah Dudik
This team set a new state meet record of 3:25.2.

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Girls Track 4×4 Indoor Meet State Champions 2023
Addison Duncan, Grace Felts, Lena Stickel and Mary Kate Felts

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Boys Track 4×8 Indoor Meet State Champions
Ian Kolbus, Davis Falcon, JD Haines, and Max Bourgeois.

• DMR Boys State Runner up – JD Haines, Cole Weber, Davis Falcon and Max Bourgeois.
• RJ Bradshaw – 2nd in 60 Meter Hurdles
• Adeline Miller – 4th in 60 meter dash
• 4 x 8 Girls 5th in State – Julia Score, Alex Teed, Ceci Jackson and Maggie Rushenberg
• DMR Girls 5th in State – Lily Cridge, Reese McKinney, Ceci Jackson and Julia Score

Congratulations, Trojans!

Congratulations to the Central Indiana Knight Hockey team, as they won the Hoosier League tournament vs Hamilton Southeastern, 2-0, in the Championship game. The team finished the regular season as league champs. The Knights are currently ranked #4 in the state and on February 24, 2023, head to South Bend for the start of the 4A state tournament.

The Central Indiana Knights hockey team includes students from Bishop Chatard, Cathedral, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Noblesville, Park Tudor, Pendleton Heights and Sheridan high schools. For the 2022/23 season, BCHS students Luke Funk(Varsity) and Eli Holt, Ellis Cates, Spencer Brown (JV) are on the team.

Boys swimming team placed 5th out of 13 teams in the 2023 sectionals: a great accomplishment. The team members had some impressive individual performances as well.

• Congratulations to Jack Steadham, who finished 2nd in the 50 free and advanced to state competition at the IUPUI Natatorium, Feb. 24-25.
• Donovan McMahon finished 5th in diving.
• The Boys Medley Relay and the 200 Free Relay both had strong showings and finished in the top three.

Overall, the team had a lot of talented swimmers who contributed to the team’s success throughout the season. It’s great to see a group of individuals come together and achieve something collectively, and the boys’ team did just that. Congratulations to all the team members on a great season!